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we're ready to help. >>> first there was sandy, then a nor'easter. residents in the northeast can't catch a break. 280,000 customers still without power across the region. fema says that more than $400 million in assistance has been approved for victims and is already in the hands of survivors or on the way. cnn's national correspondent susan candiotti is in one of the hardest hit places in the northeast, the far rockaway neighborhood of queens. sus susan? >> reporter: it's where you don't want to be when the power goes out, a 22-story high-rise where a lot of seniors live. there are no working elevors, the only way up is one step at a time. we met one woman who has been trudging up those stairs every day. all bundled up, albina williams manages a smile before the 70 years old, yes, 70, makes a twice daily climb up six flights dragging four gallons of water and a grocery cart and a bucket to her apartment. is it okay if i help you? >> yes. >> reporter: you're using this for what? >> flushing the toilet. >> reporter: i can't imagine how you carry that
we're ready to help. >>> first there was sandy, then a nor'easter. residents in the northeast can't catch a break. 280,000 customers still without power across the region. fema says that more than $400 million in assistance has been approved for victims and is already in the hands of survivors or on the way. cnn's national correspondent susan candiotti is in one of the hardest hit places in the northeast, the far rockaway neighborhood of queens. sus susan? >> reporter: it's where...
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organizers turned it into a rally to help victims of superstorm sandy. parade goers were asked to donate winter coats to those hit hardest by the devastating storm. good idea. >>> two more deaths raise the death toll to 113. while power has been restored to most areas, protests have erupted on long island. peter king was on "save the union" today. >> they are not doing their job. they are not communicating with the people. i hope they set up a federal infrastructure led by the army corps of engineers which likely would be required to follow the plan. this is a disgrace. we are two weeks into the storm and there's over 100,000 people without power and with no real estimate as to when they are going to get it back. misleading information. >> to indianapolis where some people are beginning to return home after a massive explosion last night tore through a neighborhood. seven others were injured in the blast and fire that destroyed several homes. 200 people were evacuated. there's no word on what caused the explosion, which blew out windows for at least two
organizers turned it into a rally to help victims of superstorm sandy. parade goers were asked to donate winter coats to those hit hardest by the devastating storm. good idea. >>> two more deaths raise the death toll to 113. while power has been restored to most areas, protests have erupted on long island. peter king was on "save the union" today. >> they are not doing their job. they are not communicating with the people. i hope they set up a federal infrastructure led...
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and then on to new york now, superstorm sandy is now to blame for 43 deaths. and more than 38,000 customers hardest hit by the storm are getting ready to enter their third week without power or water. susan candiotti shows us how a disabled woman, who hasn't left her apartment in two weeks, is coping. and we want to warn you, some of the pictures might be disturbing to you. >> reporter: out in broad daylight it's easy to see but look how dark it's going to get when we walk inside the building. bryant pearson is in charge of the tenant association. he's going to give us a tour. let's take a look. by contrast, you can see it's bright sunshine outside and i don't know how you can see anything in here, bryant. >> nah, we don't. >> i'm holding on to the back of your jacket because i can't see a thing. >> this is how people get up and down the staircase. >> hold on. i cannot see. okay. got it. >> this is how we have to live here. we've been living like this since the storm hit. >> bryant, is this the floor now? >> yes, this is the seventh floor. >> has there been an
and then on to new york now, superstorm sandy is now to blame for 43 deaths. and more than 38,000 customers hardest hit by the storm are getting ready to enter their third week without power or water. susan candiotti shows us how a disabled woman, who hasn't left her apartment in two weeks, is coping. and we want to warn you, some of the pictures might be disturbing to you. >> reporter: out in broad daylight it's easy to see but look how dark it's going to get when we walk inside the...
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closer to home now, in new york city, thousands came out to honor vets for the veterans day parade but sandy survivors were not forgotten. donations were collected for them during this time. the storm is now to blame for 43 deaths in new york city. more than 38,000 residents there are still in the dark. cnn national correspondent susan candiotti introduces us to an elderly woman struggling to survive. >> reporter: all bundled up, she manages a smile before the 70-year-old -- yes, 70, makes a twice daily climb up six flights, dragging four gallons of water and a grocery cart and a bucket to her apartment. is it okay if i help you? >> yeah. >> reporter: you're using this for what? >> flushing the toilet. >> reporter: i can't imagine how you carry that and this. this is the third floor, right? do you need to rest? >> yes. >> reporter: catch your breath. >> you're going all the way up to the 16th floor? >> every day. >> reporter: i'm going to try to hold this lady's bag up to there, too. watch the bucket. i don't know how you ladies do it. okay. this is floor five. up we go. up we go. okay. we m
closer to home now, in new york city, thousands came out to honor vets for the veterans day parade but sandy survivors were not forgotten. donations were collected for them during this time. the storm is now to blame for 43 deaths in new york city. more than 38,000 residents there are still in the dark. cnn national correspondent susan candiotti introduces us to an elderly woman struggling to survive. >> reporter: all bundled up, she manages a smile before the 70-year-old -- yes, 70,...